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Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Knob rises to 1,005 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the east-northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain west of Brasstown Bald in Union County, Georgia, United States

Wikidata Q31590992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1005 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86287, -83.84657

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 1.3 mi
  • Young Harris College Historic District: 4.8 mi
  • Cupid Falls Park: 5.0 mi
  • Mayors Park: 5.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Horse Trough Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 27
Historic sites: 8
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 9.4 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 12.2 mi
  • White Church: 15.4 mi
  • Site of Fort Butler: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.1 mi
  • Poop Island: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brasstown BaldENE 68°1,458 m2.2 mi
Wolfpen RidgeE 88°1,390 m2.1 mi
Little Bald MountainNE 56°1,345 m2.6 mi
Chimney TopNE 42°1,286 m3.4 mi
Chimneytop MountainENE 59°1,255 m1.2 mi
Blue Bluff MountainNNE 19°1,252 m0.8 mi
Rocky MountainESE 111°1,228 m1.9 mi
Horsetrough MountainSSE 155°1,225 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358714319

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